Category: Cyber Security News & Updates

Former IT Security Analyst Jailed for Attempting to Extort Employer in Cyber Attack Ashley Liles, a former IT security analyst, was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for attempting to blackmail his

BreachForums Admin “Pompompurin” Pleads Guilty to High-Level Hacking Charges Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, known by his online alias “Pompompurin,” pleaded guilty to multiple hacking-related charges in the US District Court, including conspiracy to commit access device

NCSC Proposes Alternative Approaches to Traditional SOCs The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has suggested strategies that could reduce or negate the need for Security Operations Centers (SOCs), which require significant time and resources.

GitHub User Dupes Security Researchers with Malicious Linux PoCs A GitHub user tricked security researchers by publishing malicious proofs-of-concept (PoCs) containing Linux backdoors. Researchers from Uptycs revealed that the user, now deactivated, had copied genuine

Microsoft Counters Chinese Cyber Espionage Attempt on Western European Governments On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it had successfully defended against a cyber espionage campaign by a Chinese nation-state actor, identified as Storm-0558, targeting approximately 25

Apple invoked Rapid Security Response (RSR) to patch 0-day WebKit vulnerability impacting iPads, iPhones and MacsApple isn’t so “rapid” in patching security vulnerabilities, so this is only the second time Apple has invoked the Rapid

Android device-fingerprint spoofing tools makes it difficult for anti-fraud teams to detect fraudsters using stolen sessionsFraud prevention controls implemented by anti-fraud teams form the last line of defense from attacks exploiting compromised credentials or exfiltrated

Truebot Malware Variants Abound, According to CISA AdvisoryAn advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), several US organizations, and the Canadian Center for Cyber Security (CCCS) warns of Truebot malware variants that are